"The Primordial Chaos King is behind this?"
Mu Bai, hearing Ye Ling's words, was also taken aback and asked, "My lord, what do you mean?"
Ye Ling collected himself and truthfully told Mu Bai about the mishap when he absorbed the Primordial Soul King's power.
"My lord, when you were absorbing the Primordial Soul King, the Primordial Chaos King's power suddenly appeared and disrupted the process. After you expelled the Primordial Soul King's power, the Primordial Chaos King's power disappeared. Is that correct?" Mu Bai confirmed with Ye Ling.
Ye Ling nodded, "Yes."
"My lord, would you mind showing me the Primordial Soul King's power?" Mu Bai then asked Ye Ling.
"Of course." Ye Ling had already considered Mu Bai as one of his own and readily agreed to Mu Bai's request, directly taking out the Primordial Soul King's soul crystal and handing it to Mu Bai.
With a great enemy at hand, Ye Ling was not entirely confident in dealing with the Monitors' attack. If Mu Bai could help resolve the issue with the Primordial Soul King's power, it would greatly improve the current situation.
Upon receiving the Primordial Soul King's power, Mu Bai wasted no time and immediately entered a serious state, beginning to meticulously study the power.
To give Mu Bai ample time for research, Ye Ling unfolded the Nameless Void, altering the temporal flow of the Heavenly Dao Palace with the outside world.
"Indeed... this Primordial Soul King's power, by all accounts, is not the Primordial Chaos King's power..."
After carefully examining the soul crystal containing the Primordial Soul King's power and finding no trace of the Primordial Chaos King's power, Mu Bai said to Ye Ling again, "My lord, I have another humble request..."
"Please, speak freely." Ye Ling needed Mu Bai's help at the moment and said so readily.
Mu Bai was not one to stand on ceremony and directly stated, "I still have insufficient information. I hope you can absorb the Primordial Soul King's soul crystal once more, and allow me to observe. Perhaps then I can discover something different."
In truth, if it were anyone else, Mu Bai's request would likely have been refused without hesitation.
After all, absorbing the power of a Primordial King involved Ye Ling's most core secrets, one of his trump cards. Even those close to him should not be privy to such matters casually.
However, Mu Bai had studied the Source Text with Ye Ling, and his abilities had been proven. Ye Ling trusted Mu Bai's character and capabilities one hundred percent.
Therefore, Ye Ling did not refuse Mu Bai's current request. He said, "It's not impossible for me to absorb the Primordial Soul King's power again. However, during the absorption process, I will release extremely powerful soul energy, which I will seal within the Nameless Void... You should understand what that means."
Mu Bai chuckled, "My lord, please don't underestimate my abilities. I am, after all, a creator god of a universe, and I have mastered the Source Text. As long as your soul energy isn't specifically targeting me, I'm sure I can withstand it!"
"Understood."
Ye Ling nodded slightly at Mu Bai's response and said no more, proceeding to absorb the Primordial Soul King's soul crystal once more.
Initially, everything proceeded as normal. Ye Ling merged with the Primordial Soul King's power, and immensely powerful soul energy emanated from his body. Ye Ling's perception greatly increased, allowing him to clearly observe the battles on the periphery of the Shiyin Universe.
Slightly different from Ye Ling's expectations, Tian Xing and the others displayed combat power that surprised him. On every battlefield around the Shiyin Universe, Tian Xing's side held the advantage.
The Monitors, not even understanding the situation, suffered heavy casualties.
More importantly, Tian Xing and his allies were adhering to a no-kill policy. All Monitors who approached the Shiyin Universe were captured. The Monitors would not discover the anomaly for some time, greatly delaying the exposure of the Shiyin Universe.
Witnessing his companions' battles, Ye Ling realized that he had become accustomed to shouldering all responsibilities alone, facing all dangers by himself, and had forgotten the importance of relying on others.
Indeed, had the Monitors not suddenly appeared around the Shiyin Universe, putting immense pressure on Ye Ling, he might not have even thought to ask Mu Bai for help, intending to slowly resolve the issue of the Primordial Soul King himself.
"Everyone has grown to the point where they can handle things independently. I shouldn't be fretting over every little detail like a nagging mother..."
Seeing Tian Xing, the World-Ending Spirit Fire, and others fighting valiantly outside the Shiyin Universe, Ye Ling felt reassured and focused on absorbing the Primordial Soul King's power.
As the Primordial Soul King's power fused with the special runes in Ye Ling's consciousness, another anomaly occurred. Ye Ling's power became extremely unstable, and the Nameless Void was torn apart by the powerful soul energy, with the previously severed timelines merging back together.
Boom!
A large amount of soul energy struck Mu Bai, instantly turning his face pale and his body on the verge of shattering!
Mu Bai, within the Nameless Void, felt immense pressure and quickly mobilized his spiritual energy to resist Ye Ling's power!
"I didn't expect my lord's power to be so immense even in an unconscious state... I need to put in more effort. I just boasted, and if I'm proven wrong immediately, it would be quite embarrassing..."
Mu Bai, feeling immense pressure next to Ye Ling, began to use the Source Text to erect a barrier around himself, to withstand the rampant soul energy emanating from Ye Ling.
With the Source Text barrier helping to resist, Mu Bai's pressure significantly decreased. He quickly focused his remaining energy on Ye Ling's condition, attempting to memorize every subtle change in Ye Ling's body.
As Ye Ling's soul energy went berserk, dark energy began to emanate from his body, and the rampant soul energy within the Nameless Void gradually transformed into the Primordial Chaos King's power, filling the surroundings.
At this moment, Ye Ling's eyes were tightly shut, his brow furrowed, clearly struggling to deal with the anomaly of the runes.
"Why is this happening? Can the Primordial Soul King's power directly transform into the Primordial Chaos King's power... Is there a special connection between them?"
Protected by the Source Text, Mu Bai meticulously observed Ye Ling's body and discovered that the dark energy was directly transforming from the Primordial Soul King's soul power.
Even more baffling was that before the Primordial Soul King's power transformed into the Primordial Chaos King's power, Mu Bai found no signs of any anomaly in the Primordial Soul King's power; it was as if it appeared out of nowhere!
Witnessing this incredible scene, Mu Bai immediately recorded his observations for later analysis.
After all, Ye Ling was currently taking a huge risk by absorbing the Primordial Soul King's power and could not maintain this state indefinitely.
As Mu Bai recorded Ye Ling's bodily changes, he suddenly had an epiphany, "Wait!"
Mu Bai thought of something and immediately brought up the seven special symbols within the Heavenly Dao that represented the Primordial Seven Kings, then singled out the special symbols for the Primordial Soul King and the Primordial Chaos King.
"I've been wondering about the characteristics of the Primordial Chaos King's power. Looking at it now... the Primordial Chaos King's power should be akin to chaotic origin energy, capable of simulating any energy!"
To confirm his hypothesis, Mu Bai immediately attempted to simulate the Primordial Soul King's special symbol using the Primordial Chaos King's special symbol...
Soon, under Mu Bai's gaze, the Primordial Chaos King's special symbol transformed into the Primordial Soul King's special symbol!
"As expected!"